Pet Coke

Pet Coke

Petroleum coke regularly known as a pet coke is a carbonaceous strong conveyed from oil refinery.This coke can either be fuel grade or anode grade. Petcoke is more than 90 percent carbon and radiates 5 to 10 percent more carbon dioxide than coal on a for every unit-of-vitality premise when it is blazed.

As Petcoke has a higher vitality content, Petcoke transmits somewhere around 30 and 80 percent more CO2 than coal per unit of weight.The contrast in the middle of coal and coke in CO2 creation per unit vitality delivered relies on the dampness in the coal and unstable hydrocarbon in coal and coke.

Specifications and regulations Fuel grade

Properties

Parameter

Unit

Value

Significance

Fixed carbon

% (m/m)

85 - 91

High carbon indicates high calorific value.

Volatile matter

% (m/m)

< 12

Low VM indicates difficulty in igniting.

Gross calorific value

Kcal/Kg

7,800 - 8,000

Key from customer perspective. Significantly higher than coal.

Key parameters

Parameter

Unit

Value

Significance

Sulphur

% (m/m)

< 7.5

Lower is better as it is less polluting. Important from regulatory point of view.